Russia's Foreign Minister suggests the poisoning of a former Russian spy on UK soil - could have been in Britain's interests. The statements came after Sergey Lavrov again denied his country's involvement in the nerve agent attack. Our correspondent Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

JULIA LYUBOVA MOSCOW "On Monday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was speaking during a press conference with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Moscow. Lavrov denied that Moscow had anything to do with the nerve agent attack on Sergey and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury last month. The UK holds Russia responsible for the attack, with wide international backing.

However, Lavrov suggested that the poisoning could have been beneficial for the UK government.

SERGEY LAVROV RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER "It may well be beneficial for the British special services who are known for their ability to act with a license to kill. This may also be beneficial for the British government which obviously found itself in an uneasy situation, when they did not fulfill their promises to their electorate on the conditions of Brexit."

Lavrov said that Moscow is convening a special session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which monitors chemical weapons for information on April 4th over the poisoning case. He said that Moscow is interested in finding out the truth behind the attack and insists on establishing what happened. Lavrov also spoke about Russia's soured relations with the West over the poisoning but said it doesn't depend on Russia. He said that there is a reciprocity principle in diplomacy and that Moscow will consistently implement it. Last week, Russia announced it was expelling US and foreign diplomats in a tit-for-tat measure after at least 24 countries expelled Russian diplomats in solidarity with the UK over the poisoning of the Skripals. JL, CGTN, Moscow.